Tuesday, April 13, 2004, 4:46:11 PM, you wrote: RS> I didn't say just add 30 days. I said I'd expect it to be the RS> same day of the month in the following month and if there is no RS> such day in that month, then I'd expect it to be 30 days ahead. Do you actually need such a functionality in any applications? RS> Now, one might argue that adding a month should just be adding 30 RS> days then, but that is already possible. I see add_month() as RS> the means to get closer to the human notion of getting the same RS> day of the next month, with a clear, mathematical fallback. falling back to the last day of the month is a perfect "mathematical" fallback as well. It's just a matter of documentation.
Anyway, what other variations do you propose, which can not be achieved by just adding N days?
RS> I don't know what other variations may arise. We've already seen RS> two, so distinct but clear names already seem warranted. I understand this if you actually need the functionality you described in any applications. Otherwise, I'd hate to type add_month_or_fallback_to_last_day each time I need this simple operation. Val Samko http://val.digiways.com